Friday, September 11, 2026
Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays
BAL
Baltimore Orioles
71-76 · W1
TOR
Toronto Blue Jays
73-74 · L1
Baltimore Orioles beat Toronto Blue Jays 7-4 at Rogers Centre. Chris Bassitt earned the win; Max Scherzer took the loss. Rico Garcia recorded the save.
The Orioles beat the Blue Jays 7-4 at Rogers Centre, pulling away with a five-run second inning and holding on through a late Toronto rally. Chris Bassitt earned the win, while Max Scherzer took the loss. Bassitt worked five innings, struck out five and allowed two earned runs on 95 pitches. His ERA now sits at 4.88. Scherzer gave up six earned runs in five innings, punching out three on 83 pitches. His ERA climbed to 6.38. Dylan Beavers opened the scoring with a solo home run in the first inning, his seventh of the season. The Orioles broke it open in the second. Heston Kjerstad drove in Gunnar Henderson with a single to right, then Colton Cowser doubled home two more. Beavers capped the frame with a two-run single, finishing the day 2-for-5 with three RBI. Baltimore added a Coby Mayo solo shot in the seventh. The NRFI model had a neutral lean, and the first inning stayed scoreless before Beavers' homer in the top half. Bassitt hit his K projection at five. Scherzer fell short at three. Toronto mounted a late push with solo shots from Kazuma Okamoto in the fourth and Brett Bateman in the ninth, but Rico Garcia closed it out for the save.
Dylan Beavers and Brett Bateman both homered and collected multi-hit games, with Beavers going 2-for-5 with three RBI and Bateman finishing 3-for-5 with two RBI.
Max Scherzer allowed six earned runs over five innings and his ERA ballooned to 6.38, while Chris Bassitt's five strikeouts matched the model projection.
Kazuma Okamoto homered for the 31st time this season and went 2-for-4, but Toronto managed only four total runs.
The NRFI model leaned neutral and the first inning was scoreless, though Baltimore broke through immediately after with a Beavers solo shot.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
| TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
Dylan Beavers homers (7) on a fly ball to right field.
Heston Kjerstad singles on a line drive to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Gunnar Henderson scores. Samuel Basallo to 3rd. Christian Encarnacion-Strand to 2nd.
Colton Cowser doubles (8) on a line drive to left fielder Josh Smith. Samuel Basallo scores. Christian Encarnacion-Strand scores. Heston Kjerstad to 3rd.
Dylan Beavers singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Nathan Lukes. Heston Kjerstad scores. Colton Cowser scores.
Kazuma Okamoto homers (31) on a fly ball to right center field.
Andrés Giménez grounds out, second baseman Jackson Holliday to first baseman Pete Alonso. Nathan Lukes scores. Kazuma Okamoto to 3rd.
Coby Mayo homers (23) on a fly ball to left field.
Brett Bateman homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Ernie Clement scores.
Key Performers
Dylan Beavers
BAL
2-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
Brett Bateman
TOR
3-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Kazuma Okamoto
TOR
2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Coby Mayo
BAL
1-5, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Batting
| BAL | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Basallo C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Gunnar Henderson SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Leody Taveras RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dylan Beavers LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Heston Kjerstad RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Pete Alonso 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jackson Holliday 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Colton Cowser CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Coby Mayo DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Rece Hinds RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| TOR | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Martin Jr. PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ernie Clement 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Charles McAdoo LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Andrés Giménez SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brett Bateman CF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nathan Lukes RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| George Springer DH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sean Keys PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Josh Smith LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Alejandro Kirk C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Kazuma Okamoto 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
Pitching
| BAL | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bassitt (W, 7-5) | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 95-64 | 4.88 |
| Walker, J | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15-9 | 1.80 |
| Cano | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-4 | 3.15 |
| Kittredge | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9-6 | 3.74 |
| Hoppe | 0.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32-22 | 4.54 |
| Garcia, Ri (S, 8) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-5 | 3.02 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| TOR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scherzer (L, 2-8) | 5.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 83-57 | 6.38 |
| Tiedemann | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25-17 | 1.69 |
| Fisher | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24-14 | 3.24 |
| Sewald | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14-10 | 4.99 |
| Little, B | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14-11 | 6.93 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 12 |